Correlates of physical activity in urban Midwestern African-American women

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Wilbur, JoEllen ^a   Chandler, Peggy J ^a   Dancy, Barbara ^a   Lee, Hyeonkyeong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0141540796     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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